The elderly represent one of the categories that was most affected by the pandemic period. The purpose of this research was to analyze the ways in which mass media and very often contradictory information flows influenced the lives and personal communications of the Romanian elderly population during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to conduct the research, we used a mixed-methods approach. For the quantitative research, we gave a questionnaire to the elderly population of Romania, and for the qualitative research, we conducted interviews. Our quantitative sample included 881 retired persons with an age between 55 and 94 years old; the mean age was 71.48 years old with 6.6 years standard deviation. The elderly described the pandemic period using negative words: fear, loneliness, anxiety, disaster; the channel they mostly watched and trusted was the TV; they were aware of the measures they had to take to protect themselves; they missed most of the meetings with the family and the main problems they had were represented by loneliness, the inability to be with their families or the lack of access to medical services. The elderly’s mass media consumption during the pandemic was mostly represented by TV consumption; the information spread by mass media was sometimes contradictory; it influenced their behavior and may have generated feelings of anxiety among them.

The COVID19 pandemic has had chain effects on older people, this pandemic being a socially experienced disease, on several layers, from the structural exterior imposed by social isolation to the inner psychological isolation. In addition to the general health and hygiene measures imposed by the pandemic, there have been specific care measures, especially for people with reduced mobility or even for patients confined to bed. The reduction in funding for private social service providers has led to a reduction in the number of beneficiaries, limiting their access to the care they need. Thus, the objective of this paper is to highlight the main forms of social protection for the elderly, but also the vulnerabilities of the elderly manifested during the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. A number of good practice models for supporting older people during the pandemic are also presented. During periods of social isolation, there have been some ways to help religious seniors use their faith to ease their anxiety during this COVID-19 pandemic, such as spending time praying, listening to religious services, or caring for neighbours. Meeting their emotional needs/physical needs – there is no better way to reduce anxiety and social isolation than by extending a helping hand to other people in need.

In this study we aimed to highlight a possible association between the phenomenon of burnout and the self-esteem of medical personnel, as well as to identify some differences between assistants and doctors, as well as between men and women in terms of the phenomenon of burnout, but and identifying the same differences in selfacceptance. The research was carried out on a sample of 62 participants ,employees of the County Clinical Hospital "St. Andrei" Emergency Department from Constan?a. The general objective of the research consisted in highlighting the association between the phenomenon of burnout and the self-esteem of medical personnel, as well as identifying some differences between assistants and doctors, as well as between men and women in terms of the phenomenon of burnout, but also identifying the same differences in self-acceptance. Tools used in research are Burnout syndrome evaluation questionnaire (Maslach&Jackson,1981) [8] and The Self-Attitude Questionnaire was developed by Carver, Voie, Kuhl, and Ganellen (1988) [5] The results of the research also highlighted the fact that men set higher standards for themselves compared to women, and women are more critical of themselves and generalize mistakes and failures more than men. They are also the ones who have a more unfavorable general attitude related to their own self compared to women who adopt a more favorable attitude. As a limitation of this research, we consider the small number of doctors participating in the study compared to the number of medical assistants, their share being almost half of the total number of medical personnel.